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About Greece :
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Greece , also known as Hellas and officially the
Hellenic Republic, is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern
end of the Balkan Peninsula. The country has borders with Albania, the Republic
of Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the east. The Aegean Sea
lies to the east and south of mainland Greece, while the Ionian Sea lies to the
west. Both parts of the Eastern Mediterranean basin feature a vast number of
islands, islets and rock islands.
Modern Greece traces its roots to the civilization of ancient Greece, generally
considered to be the cradle of Western civilization. As such, it is the
birthplace of democracy, Western philosophy, the Olympic Games, Western
literature and historiography, political science, major scientific and
mathematical principles, and Western drama, including both tragedy and comedy.
Greece is a developed country, a member of the European Union since 1981, a
member of the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union since 2001, NATO
since 1952, the OECD since 1961, a founding member of the Black Sea Economic
Cooperation and a member of ESA since 2005. Athens is the capital; Thessaloniki,
Patras, Heraklion, Larissa, Volos, Ioannina, Kavala, Rhodes, Chania and Serres
are some of the country's other major cities.
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Greece on the Web :
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Aegean Airlines
Aegean Airlines S.A. (LSE: 0H0T) is the largest
Greek airline, by fleet size and the total number of passengers carried. It
operates scheduled and charter services from Athens and Thessaloniki to other
major Greek destinations as well as to a number of European destinations. Its
main base is Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, Athens, with a
secondary hub at Thessaloniki International Airport, "Macedonia".
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Athens
Athens, the capital and largest city of Greece,
dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the world's oldest cities, its
recorded history spans around 3,400 years.
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Athens International Airport
Athens International Airport (Greek: Διεθνής
Αερολιμένας Αθηνών, Diethnís Aeroliménas Athinón) known as "Elefthérios
Venizélos", Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος) (IATA: ATH, ICAO: LGAV), which began operation
on 29 March 2001, is the civilian airport that serves the city of Athens and the
region of Attica. The airport is the major hub and base for Olympic Air, as well
as for Aegean Airlines. The airport serves more than 16 million travellers
annually and was named after the distinguished Greek statesman Eleftherios
Venizelos. The airport has become increasingly popular as a gateway to Asia and
the Middle East. It is also known for its continuous investment in pioneering
technology, and is Airbus A380 ready, having been certified by the European
Aviation Safety Agency and the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Athens News Agency
The Athens News Agency (ANA) was one of the two
major news agencies in Greece, the other being the Macedonian Press Agency,
before they merged together into the Athens News Agency-Macedonian Press Agency
(ANA-MPA).
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Athens Stock Exchange
The Athens Exchange or ATHEX (Greek:
Χρηματιστήριο Αθηνών or ΧΑ) is a stock exchange located in Athens, Greece. It
was first opened in 1876. Athens Exchange is a subsidiary of Hellenic Exchanges
S.A., whose shares are listed in ATHEX. In August 1999 the derivatives market
started operating, and in 2002 the Athens Stock Exchange and the Athens
Derivatives Exchange merged to form Athens Exchange. Until 2007, it was located
in Psiris, Sofocleous Street, near the city centre of Athens. For this reason
the Exchange and Sofocleous St became synonymous. Now it resides in its new
headquarters designed by Babis Vovos Constructions at 110 Athinon Street also
called Kavalas Street. The exchange has normal trading sessions from 10:00am to
05:20pm on all days of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays declared
by the Exchange in advance.
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Corfu Travel Guide
Accommodations, how to travel around and what
to see, maps, likely temperatures and where to dine.
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ExploreCrete
Tour reports, pictures, message board and
personal contributions from visitors.
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goGreece.com
Everything you always wanted to know about
Greece: nature, culture, people, education, entertainment, business, news,
history, and travel information. GoGreece, the starting point for anything Greek
on the Internet.
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Greeka.com
Travel guide of the popular destinations in
mainland and island Greece; includes tourist information, transportation and
accommodation.
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Greekislands.com
Destination guide with links and contact
information for hotels and apartments, travel agencies, and local businesses.
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Greek Manpower Employment Organization OAED
Mission and fields of activities of this
organization as part of the Hellenic Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.
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Greek National Tourism Organization
The Greek National Tourism Organization, GNTO
(Greek: Εθνικός Οργανισμός Τουρισμού, ΕΟΤ) is the governmental department for
the promotion of the trade of tourism in the country of Greece. It functions
under the supervision of the Hellenic Republic Minister for Tourism.
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Greek Tourist Organizer
The Greek Tourist Organizer is a unique
research tool in two operating languages (english, greek). Our database contains
8786 hotels and accommodations all over Greece.
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Information on current affairs, foreign and
European policy, economic diplomacy.
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National Documentation Center
Backbone organization of the national
infrastructure for scientific documentation, online information and support
services on research, science and technology. Includes profile, databases, and
news.
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Phantis: Headline News
Daily news from Greece and Greek communities
around the world. Continuous updates. Features politics, arts, entertainment,
education and sports news. News in both English and Greek languages.
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Reporter
A Greek bilingual financial news agency
offering real time financial news, a live feed from the Athens Stock Exchange
and other investment tools.
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Saloniki.org
City guide offering links to news, sports,
maps, hotels, and weather.
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Thessaloniki
City guide offering links to news, sports,
maps, hotels, and weather.
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Tourism in Greece
Greece attracts more than 16 million tourists
each year, thus contributing 15% to the nation's Gross Domestic Product Economy.
Greece has been an attraction for international visitors since antiquity for its
rich and long history and more recently for its glorious Mediterranean coastline
and beaches. In 2005, 6,088,287 tourists visited only the city of Athens, the
capital city.
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Touristorama
Thessaloniki (Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη),
Thessalonica, or Salonica is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital
of the Greek region of Macedonia. It is honourably called the Συμπρωτεύουσα
Symprotevousa (lit. co-capital) of Greece, as it was once called the
συμβασιλεύουσα symvasilevousa (royal co-capital) of the Byzantine Empire.
According to the 2001 census, the municipality of Thessaloniki had a population
of 363,987. The entire Thessaloniki Urban Area had a population of 763,468.
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Travelling.gr
A site on travel and tourism in Greece,
offering information on accommodations, transport, excursions and online
booking.
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ZanteWeb.gr
Guide to the island, with information on
accommodations, attractions, and an online reservation system.
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